Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

NOTEBOOK “θ”

THE ELECTRIC TRUST

The electrical industry trust:

“The Path of the Electric Trust” byKurt Heinig(Berlin). (Die Neue Zeit, 1912) (June 28, 1912), 30th year, Vol. 2, p. 474.)

An excellent illustration of imperialism[1]:

In1907, anagreementwas concluded between the A.E.G. (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft) and the G.E.C. (General Electric Company)

on division of the world.

G.E.C.—U.S.A. and Canada.

A.E.G.—Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Holland, Denmark, Switzerland, Turkey, the Balkans.

The number ofcompanies(mostly joint-stock companies) in which the A.E.G. “has a controlling interest” is175-200(p. 484). Of these, the six chief companies have a capital of about750 millionmarks, while the total capital of all of these companies isprobablyabout1,1500 millionmarks.[2]

The number of “manufacturing companies” is16

1) The number ofdirectA.E.G. agencies abroad = 34 (of which 12 are joint-stock companies)[3]

The two firms work jointly[4]Amer-

icaGer-manyGeneral Electric Co. (G.E.C.)Westinghouse Co.Thomson-Houston Co.→←EdisonCo.(merges with theEdison Co.in Europe it estab- lishes the firm: French Edison Co.In Europe it establishes the firm:Union Electric Co. (Union-Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft)merges with the A.E.G.the French firm trans-fers its patents to the German firm:Allgemeine Elektrizitäts Gesellschaft (A.E.G.) (=A.E.G.)Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-GesellschaftSiemens and Halske-SchuckertThe two firms work jointly[[BOX-ENDS:denotes amerger= merger establishment of a new firm (to which arrow points) by the old one.]]

1900-7;(1912)

1912-2.A.E.G.Felten and Lahmeyer (1900) A.E.G.Felten Lahmeyer and Guillaume Union A.E.G.Siemens and Halske-SchuckertSiemens and Halske-Schuckert Berg-mannSiemens and Halske Schuckert and Co. Berg-mannKummer (quickly lost impor-tance) failed in 1900 (Riesser)[6]

[1]See present edition, Vol. 22, pp. 247-48.—Ed.

[2]Ibid., p. 230.—Ed.

[3]Ibid., p. 247.—Ed.

[4]See present edition, Vol. 22, p. 247.—Ed.

[5]Ibid.—Ed.

[6]Ibid.—Ed.